Development Builds: Changes

This topic aims to describe the main changes made in the current series of development builds.

End-Users:

• In-game menu and loading screens rewritten.
  
• Route maps/ gradient profile now available in-game.
  
• Back end ported from libtao to OpenTK. (No longer requires SDL to be installed)
  

Route Developers:


Route Files-

• Added the ability to select a custom loading-screen image on a per-route basis.
  
• Added the ability to select a custom speed unit display for overspeed/ signal messages.
  
• Added railtypes to the available Cycle commands.
  

Plugin Interface-

• Added the ability to play a sound emenating from any car in the train.
  
• Added the current curve radius, cant and pitch to the values available from the plugin interface.
  
• Added the current camera view to the values available from the plugin interface.
  

Animated Files-

• Added the current curve radius, cant and pitch to the values available.
  
• Added an Odometer function.
  
• Added the functions Random and RandomInt to return random numbers.
  
• Added the current camera mode.
  
• Added the new function TrackFollowerFunction to translate objects along the path of Rail 0.
  

Train Developers:

• Properly moving bogies implemented. Please see this topic: https://bveworldwide.forumotion.com/t1268-proper-bogie-motion
  

Please see these two Wiki topics for full details on the implementation of these features:
https://github.com/leezer3/OpenBVE/wiki/Compatibility-Notes
https://github.com/leezer3/OpenBVE/wiki/Players:-New-Functionality

Cheers

Chris Lees